OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297477
LOADING,CRANE HOOK,LOSS OF BLOOD,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,SUSPENDED LOAD,LACERATION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LEG
Event description
Employee killed when falling crane load lacerates leg
Investigation abstract
At 1:45 p.m. on March 31, 1989, Employee #1, a material handler, was assisting i n loading a 40 ft flatbed truck. He was supposed to position himself away from t he loading area until the material had been lowered to within a few inches of th e loader; he was then to come in and guide the load into position, placing woode n chocks between each lift. Employee #1 was walking toward the crane as it was c oming in with a load when one of the four load handling hooks disengaged, causin g the load to swing and fall. It struck Employee #1 on the rear of his right leg , resulting in a severe laceration and loss of blood. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 27
- Occupation code
- 883
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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